HEADWALL

Etymology

Noun

headwall (plural headwalls)

(geography) The highest cliff of a glacial cirque.

(geology) The steep cliff at the back of a cirque.

(civil engineering) A retaining wall at the outlet of a drain or culvert.

Source: Wiktionary



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